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Leslie A Aguillard
Jun 7, 20225 min read
In Times of Monumental Non-Inspiration open your diversity bag.
You know the old saying: don’t put all your eggs in one basket. You know why “they” say that. If you trip and fall you could break all...
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Leslie A Aguillard
May 27, 20222 min read
There is more Good than Bad in the world...
Here we all are, our home, Earth, and flying around us, besides the thousands of bits of debris and old satellite parts, is Luna, our...
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Leslie A Aguillard
May 15, 20223 min read
The Invention of Flowers led to the Kiss... and everything else
I planted a lot of petunias in pots in the back yard. I like them because they bloom all summer and for the ones I bring in before the...
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Leslie A Aguillard
May 8, 20224 min read
Mother's Day is Complicated
Fair Warning: this is not a particularly happy story but making Art did help me come to terms with loss and mortality, once again. When...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Apr 30, 20222 min read
The Off-cutting of Ears...
My husband took this picuture of our cat and photoshopped in her clipped ear. The clipped ear, as you probably know, is to show she's...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Snuggle Your Demons
While it is true that failure teaches us more than does success, it is sometimes not easy to keep up the good fight with a dashed ego. ...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Apr 9, 20222 min read
Easter without good Friday
Hi. It is nearly Easter, again. I really like the Spring, as you may be able to tell from this new series of small paintings inspired...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Mar 24, 20224 min read
Being Present
For the last couple of years I’ve been exercising the ability to let go and let whatever comes to work through me. A lifelong friend and...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Mar 4, 20226 min read
Art For Art's Sake - a very short story
It’s a bright, cold morning. Invigorating. The breath comes out in a cloud. I like looking at that cloud. Makes me feel invincible, not...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Feb 25, 20221 min read
Art in the Time of War
Art in the time of War. I admit to thinking of artists as more than “interior decorators” and rather expect that at least some of us will...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Feb 18, 20223 min read
We All Have Blue periods.
Here is my perspective on our Blue Periods, depression, and creativity. So, Picasso had a blue period, basically 1901 - 1904. He was...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Valentine's in two days
February, 2022, Denver. Finally – snow. This is the back yard this morning. Valentine’s Day is two days away. I was going to wait to...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Feb 10, 20223 min read
Pre Valentine's Day
Hi. It's nearly here again. Valentine's Day. OK, don’t be like Van Gogh. I mean, do not despair, don’t cut off your ear and hand it to...
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Leslie A Aguillard
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Why talk about art? from an artist's point of view.
Yes, I've been making art since I was a child. Maybe I didn't always love it, but I never stopped doing it...drawing, painting, making...
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